Thank you!

What stick model do you use?

What is the ride in the K or k custom family that is the heaviest and most pingy of them. I know they stopped making the k heavy ride. So I'm looking for other k ride options. Thanks

@@angeldominguez5846 tienes el K Custom de 20" (ni Dark ni Medium, Custom a secas), el K Custom Hybrid (de 20" y 21"), o el K Custom Session, de 20". Yo diría que de los 3, el Custom "a secas" es el más grueso y pesado (descrito como "medium-heavy" por Zildjian), aunque yo diría que el Session no es muy diferente, quizás un poco más seco. El Hybrid suena brillante en la campana y zona central del plato pero es más fino y abre más en la zona exterior. De todas formas si el que te gusta es el K Heavy, en Ebay y en Reverb hay alguno usado con buena pinta, y en Reverb hay alguno nuevo a la venta (probablemente stock antiguo que lleve tiempo en exposición en la tienda sin que nadie lo compre). De nada.

This comment made me melt. Stay blessed....

Hola, su hijo ya escogió el camino hacia la batería, tiene el talento natural. Obsequiele una batería, será feliz y desarrollara su don musical.

God bless you and your son….

Dylan Potts I’ve been hearing this thing for two weeks in my fucking head

It’s a good groove.

Thanks for your feedback, i checked it on every cymbal before the recording so it could move freely. Jazz Comparison is in the making and will be traditional without a nut. ;)

Michael that’s what she said

yeah totally too tight. it shouldn't be this tight in any situation, you can hear it choke the cymbal.

Tobias Derer when will the jazz comparison be released?

Ya it’s too tight, and he shouldn’t have played them so hard. You couldn’t really hear the actual sound of the cymbal because of how fast and hard he was playing. It’s better than nothing though, I guess.

that one and the k custon session and k custom organic. so hard to choose between those 3

You can see the nut spinning lol

yeah this guy chokes his shit a little too much

It's not gunna change the sound of the cymbal really all that much at all. The only thing hes doing by cranking it down is adding more attack and killing the overtones which make it incredibly difficult to get an accurate EQ that reflects each cymbal properly. In studio it's fine to push your flets down a bit more, and most smaller studios will make you do it because otherwise the cymbals (especially the ride) wash out the entire mix. You keep your felts loose when playing live because you need your cymbals to cut through the rest of the mix and you don't have to worry about overtones at all. I think it's also because he's playing with a rack that obviously holds more cymbals and doesn't want them colliding with one another and he's reduced the amount of cymbals for this video to show the ride off better. That may just be speculation, but overall I really don't think he's altering the tone in any meaningful way for most peoples ears. It might matter more for high end recordings where certain frequencies need to be more strictly monitored, but I don't think for a youtube videos purpose that it makes any audible difference.

@@Southboundpachyderm tightening down cymbals like that is the no. 1 reason they break on the bell. So much shock is absorbed in that area (especially if you crash) that you soften the material to the point it breaks. Keep them loose, in fact not using the wing nut altogether is probably the best thing for your cymbals.

You guys need to lighten the fuck up. They don’t look very tight to me. Always some fucking dip shit know it alls complaining about other’s videos but don’t have the balls to make one yourselves.

6:02 1. K Dark Medium Ride 22" 8:26 2. K Custom Dark Ride 22"

Those are supposed to be even better than the A's...I really want one. Actually, I want all of these

clank!!

I believe that is the Ride Nick Menza used for a while

@@aetsmbotas8820 R.I.P

Definitely

A truly beautiful and versatile ride!

@@Boston84 3 years later and still my favourite

@@MikeGiraldo I’ve been using Dream cymbals my whole life, but I have to admit that the A Sweet Series and K Sweet series are absolutely amazing

@@Boston84 I've been looking into getting some dream cymbals because I've heard about how great they sound for the price, what line of dream cymbals would you recommend

@@justincruz9682 my favorites are Bliss and energy. Energys are like k sweets. Bliss are more washy and warm. Their Contact line are like Zildjian As. All of their lines are amazing tho, they also have Dark Matter, which is quieter jazzier cymbals

Helpful list. You know that feeling where you've bought a new cymbal but have yet to play it properly? You are pretty sure that's it's going to work but not 100%. I just hope a 20'' A Custom Medium works with Metal AND Stoner Rock!

​@@grooveroidI think this is the perfect ride, doesn't matter the size, but it sounds like a ride, without crashing too much like a crash/ride, it feels like one, has a beautiful bell sound, and you can crash on it without making much effort, so I guess it would work fine for what you want, or anything else!

@@gustavovieira7708 Absolutely. It's a Zildjian and i've always put my trust in them. So, it's not perfect but it's head a shoulders above the Z Custom I have been playing for over a decade. It would be nice to own a A Custom Mega Bell..till then this fits the bill. For some reason the perfect cymbals are always in someone else's ownership and they ain't selling! ;)

RyaanS Music I want one it sounds so sick

Wise choice my young man

I have one too...I love it so much! That bell is to die for

No offense but I think it sounds bad

Aspire Pacullo I agree, sounds like a dead hunk of metal to me. the bell sounds amazing though, at the cost of the ping lmao

Hømetown Sleep3r On eBay and Reverb, A and Z3 crashes go for as little as $90.

All my cymbals I bought used, except saluda's. Have a nice k constantinople that was a jazz festival demo. I buy music stuff, wear worn out clothes.

Aye bro no shame in buying Wuhan cymbals check em out lol dead serious. B20 Alloy, brilliant finish go to drumfactorydirect.com for the low or Amazon 💯

Jeremy Sims I’m not so sure it’s the same B20 alloys the Big boys use. There’s a lack of resonance in the Wuhan cymbals I don’t hear in any but the cheapest cymbals. I have 4 Wuhan 12” China cymbals I got cheap and they’re great for quick short and trashy blasts. And that’s the ONE THING they do well. But there no breath of frequencies you get in a Sabian, Zildjian, Paiste, UFIP, Byzance, Meinl, etc..... The lack of sensitivity at low volume playing suggests the Chinese aren’t rolling the Bronze ignots several times and creating the tension needed for complex tonality that we pay big $$$$ for. They do the minimum to get a one dimensional tone and not much else.

Joe Rico I’m not completely sure of what your saying when it comes to the alloy thing tbh Joe... B20 sheet metal, is B20 sheet metal 80% copper 20% tin. As long as it’s in the category of B20 there’s not much leeway within the percentages.... I do understand what you mean with the China’s not being able to sing at low volumes super easy, but I don’t believe that’s a Wuhan thing, that’s just because, we’ll it’s a China lol they take a little time to break in, really it takes any cymbal from any brand time to break in, all cymbals sound a tiny bit different over time. And hey, if the guy is in a pinch with money Wuhans are still worth they’re fair price if you ask me, they literally have (even if you do feel it’s not the exact same as Zildjian k’s for example) better quality at its price point than say Zildjian Zbts at the same price. And I’ll 1 Up you even more, check out Zultan Cymbals man even more variety of sounds, more consistent to the sound tests and still mad cheap 👍💯

I had a 21 K Crash Ride Brilliant but it broke maybe though wrong hitting or so, having a 21" Sweet ride brilliant rn but the k Crash ride is way softer and cleaner while crashed.

Mega Bell A? Mega Bell Z? No? Just me? Ok...

Mega bells started out as Z Mega Bell rides then changed to Z3 Mega bell then A Heavy Mega bell ..soon coming back as Z Megabell again 21'

bhobo09 Where did you hear that info? I didn’t know they’re bringing back the Z line.

CR7TheGunner I have the 21”sweet ride and have played a 23” sweet ride and both are great rides

Red Head Drummer Yes the sweet ride does sound good

7:25 agreed here. My fave

EastBay MauiBoy same

I agree with the last 2

Red Head Drummer I can attest that the 21” K Custom Hybrid Ride sounds amazing in person. 22” K Custom Medium Ride and 20” K Heavy Ride are also amazing. I might pick up a K Custom Ride for that sick bell. The K Custom Hybrid is the same cymbal just with the edge lathed down for some crashability and less dry stick sound.

The A custom Z-mac is cool though!

I know. This was the one I was wanting to hear and perhaps the best overall ride

Arnav Gairola nice!

Damn they must have thinned out the Rock Ride since the redesign in 2013. I have a 1996 and you cannot Crash on it. It give a belly gong sound. Great stick definition and awesome bell....but no crash.

Jonathan Wheeler you're edgier than a scalpel my guy.

Hey man hop on to your local craigslist or FB marketplace....some low prices on good cymbals. I've seen zildjian A rides go for under 100

Dab King94 I agree, it’s the most vanilla of the bunch and is one of my favorites.

I've had one for almost 10 years and it can take a good beating. I use it as a crash ride.

Ditto

It’s a crazy sound. It has practically no attack and crashes like a china.

He is sponsored by Zildjian. I think they give him the rides for the video. Forgive my English.

Right??

@@mjmartinez3454 I dunno. Around $420 ea average probably, =$21,000 worth of cymbals. I don't know if they gave them all to him

Those two were my favorites!

I agree with what you said about the 21” Anniversary Ride! I’ve had both the 21” and 23” and not really impressed with the bell. Have you tried the K Sweet Rides?? Those are my favorites!

@@MatthewVlossak The sweet rides are much more better choice than the Anniversary. Fantastic cymbals. But for more versatility and power the K standard, K heavy, K custom hybrid and K custom medium rides are the best choice. And the K custom brilliant too (but for more heavier genres)

@@SagiDrumsI agree. I crash/ride a lot so the K Sweet in both the 21” and 23” are perfect for me whether I’m playing punk rock or softer music like jazz.

That's actually a very common thing now. Drummers like Connor Dennis or Aaron Gillespie use 24" K jazz rides and crash on them haha

I know right 😂

They have a 21 inch k custom hybrid ride tho

Richard Costello can it crash well?? I was curious about that exact ride. Bout to order one Wednesday but I really want it to crash well. Otherwise I’ll be going with the special dry 22” crash.

Benjamin Boyfriend it’s crashable, to and extent. It’s kind of like a special dry crash, but less punchy. But overall it’s a decent crash, amazing ride and bell though.

Paiste dark energy mark I or II

Enjoyed the 22 ping A custom.

No, they just are darker and dryer cymbals which plenty of people like. So it's not suprising they are costly.

I have a hand hammered brass cymbal that sounds dry like some of them, I guess not as great as a b20 but still not bad for brass, hehe..

I use it too!

@@tobiasderer It would be interesting if you made a video of it, there are very few on KZfaq with good quality, if you don't already have a video of this ride in case.